POWERPOINT 16 Reconstruction Abandoned, 1867 - 1877
From Johnson to Grant n Johnson impeded Radical Reconstructionists n Passed Tenure of Office Act n Johnson impeached in 1868 n Senate did not have votes, Johnson acquitted n Secretary of State William Seward negotiates purchase of Alaska from Russia n In 1869, Congress passed the 15 th Amendment Gave men the right to vote n Added to Constitution in 1870 n
The Grant Era n Grant Elected in 1968 n Deferred to Congress, gave his cabinet wide discretion n Gold Scandal of 1869 n Divisions in Congress cause Grant problems n Greenbacks n Republican party also divided n Ku Klux Klan actions lead to federal action n Klan act of 1871 n Transcontinental Railroad completed (1869) n Munn v. Illinois
Grant Era (cont. ’d) n Grant pursued a “peace policy” with Indians n Board of Indian Commissioners n Systematic destruction of the buffalo led to collapse of Plains Indians n Gold discovered in Black Hills n Indians faced cruelty and exploitation n Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull n Custer’s Last Stand
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Women in the 1870 s n Woman’s suffrage issue of 1870 s n Susan B. Anthony n Victoria Claflin Woodhull n Elizabeth Cady Stanton n Voluntary associations emerge as women step up efforts for reform n Temperance movement n Women enter workforce in greater numbers but are relegated to a few professions
Grant and the 1872 Election n Grant re-elected in 1872 n Liberal Republicans n Horace Greeley n Greeley died after election n Administration plagued by scandals n Crédit Mobilier n Whiskey Ring n W. W. Belknap n Gilded Age
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The Panic of 1873 and Its Consequences n Northern Pacific Railroad n Unemployment leads to labor unrest n Molly Maguires n Grange becomes main organization for farmers n Congress railroad regulatory legislation in 1873 - 1874 n Grant refuses to heed those calling for currency expansion despite economic crisis
Failure of Reconstruction n After Panic of 1873, conditions worsened for black Americans in the South The Nation n Failure of Freedman’s Trust and Savings Company n n First blacks elected to Higher office n P. B. S. Pinchback n Hiram Revels n “Redeemed” South voted in more Democrats n 1876 Centennial n International exhibition n Alexander Graham Bell
The Centennial Year n Grant administration scandals cause trouble for Republican party n Rutherford B. Hayes n Disputed election of 1876 n Electoral Commission n Hayes gains a disputed White House n Political deal brings end to Reconstruction
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Discussion Questions n Evaluate the Grant Administration. Was it a successful or failed presidency? n Did reconstruction succeed of fail in the South? What methods did whites use to stay in power? n What was the grange movement? Was is indicative of greater economic and social problems in America? n What was unusual about the Election of 1876? Was it a legitimate election? What were the results for the nation?
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